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    Turkish Press
    May 10 2005


    Erdogan Shakes Hands With Kocharian Of Armenia



    MOSCOW (AA) - The parade of 7 thousand Russian soldiers and 2,600
    veterans in Moscow's Red Square on the 60th anniversary of the Allied
    victory over Nazi Germany ended.
    Dozens of world leaders, including U.S. President George W.
    Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerhard
    Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gathered in
    Moscow to attend "Victory in Europe Day" ceremonies.
    Prime Minister Erdogan, who represented Turkey at the
    ceremonies, shook hand with President Robert Kocharian of Armenia. He
    also chatted with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy.
    President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the huge wartime
    sacrifice of the Soviet Union and called for unity against new
    threats.
    He stressed that said his country would never forget the debt
    owed to the tens of millions of Soviet citizens who died to defeat
    Nazism.
    Fighter jets streaming smoke in the Russian blue, white and red
    tricolor screamed over Red Square as soldiers sang patriotic wartime
    songs.
    The word "victory" was emblazoned on the Kremlin wall in several
    languages, including those of the vanquished.
    Soldiers in modern and World War II-era uniforms, and veterans
    bedecked in their medals, marched.
    Following the parade, President Putin and the other leaders laid
    red carnations and a huge carpet of red roses at the Tomb of the
    Unknown Soldier outside the Kremlin Wall to honor soldiers who
    perished in World War II.
    Later, President Putin hosted a lunch in honor of guest leaders.
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